The place of political biographies in the post-liberation dispensation

This volume of the ‘Voices of Liberation’ series traces the political life of Namibian struggle icon Andimba Toivo ya Toivo. Reading this text in 2026, as the vicious scourge of xenophobic attacks escalates across South Africa and anti-immigrant rhetoric spreads rapidly across the globe, this book’s timeliness is undeniable. It serves as a poignant reminder […]

Will Xenophobia reshape South Africa’s Trade Relations?

By Shouneez Khan, HSRC Press: 30 July 2026 New African Thinkers: Trade and Sustainability under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement When mobs set a deadline for foreigners to leave, Africa’s biggest trade experiment started to look fragile. The resurgence of xenophobic violence in South Africa from April to June 2026 had significant ramifications for […]